Jigging in the fungus-growing ant Cyphomyrmex costatus: A response to collembolan garden invaders?

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 158-162

  Kweskin, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Collembola; Communication; Cyphomyrmex costatus; Resource defense

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUNICATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIBILITY;

COLLEMBOLA; CYPHOMYRMEX; CYPHOMYRMEX COSTATUS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 2642537048     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0712-2     Document Type: Article

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